Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-B077A9
Object type certainty: Certain
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A lead alloy token of later medieval to post-medieval date, circa (AD1400-1800). The token is circular in plan. The obverse has a petalled flower in light relief which makes this a Powell type 1. There are twelve visible petals extending from a central pellet to the edge of the token. There is a circular pellet in light relief within six of the petals. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The object has a mid-grey to dark grey-coloured patina.
Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in date (1500-1850AD), those which seem to mimic Medieval penny designs are deemed to be Medieval, the remainder which carry stylised designs remain difficult to date but the majority are probably Post Medieval in date c.1500-1800.
The token measures 28.68mm diameter is 3.27mm thick and weighs 17.6 grams.
Powell, D. (2012) The 18th century Sophistication of the Stock Design. Lead Token Telegraph Issue 86.
Class: Powell Type 1
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.27 mm
Weight: 17.6 g
Diameter: 28.68 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2016 - Saturday 31st December 2016
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
4 Figure: SJ8412
Four figure Latitude: 52.70542894
Four figure longitude: -2.23823521
1:25K map: SJ8412
1:10K map: SJ81SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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